Music Labels

Major record labels

Major music labels are multinational corporations.
Such companies include Universal, Sony Warner Brothers and EMI
These companies receive financial backing from conglomerates with stakes in other industries such as film, TV and electronics. These labels often include globally known artists; such as Beyoncé.


Major Independent Labels 


Labels such as Columbia, Island, Syco, RCA and Virgin are a series of smaller subsidiary companies owned or licensed by major labels. These labels are established to appeal to different audiences in various genres.

Syco contains several British artists such as Ella Henderson and Olly Murs.  
                 Whereas Columbia Records includes artists such as Adele and John Legend. 

Independent Labels

Independent labels receive little or no financial backing from other labels and companies. These labels usually only cater to a small number of acts within special niches in the industry. Many labels begin independently, then are bought by a major label and become major independent labels.

Domino is one of the longest running and most successful independent record labels in the UK. The label has also seen recent increased success from the released work of their artists the Artic Monkeys and Franz Ferdinand. 
Behind the Label: Domino Records (YOUTUBE LINK)